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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2235
4301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
281
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
48
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Zimbabwe
4 Families width 47 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito40SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Zimbabwe
16 Genera with 47 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1930Ochlerotatus15SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes15SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1901Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
47 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leesoni Edwards, 1932
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Albuginosus) marshallii Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Stegomyia) amaltheus Meillon & La..., 1944
Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) contiguus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Stegomyia) langata Someren, 1946
Aedes (Stegomyia) masseyi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) poweri Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes fulgens Edwards, 1917
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Alluaudomyia fragilicornis Clastrier, 1958
Anopheles (Cellia) confusus Evans & Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) cydippis De Meillon, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) fuscivenosus Leeson, 1930
Anopheles (Cellia) garnhami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) leesoni Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) listeri De Meillon, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) longipalpis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) mousinhoi de Meillon &..., 1940
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) theileri Edwards, 1912
Anopheles (Cellia) walravensi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles ruarinus Edwards, 1940
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Coquillettidia flavocincta Edwards, 1936
Culex (Culex) striatipes Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) terzii Edwards, 1941
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex pseudocinereus Theobald, 1901
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Mimomyia plumosa Theobald, 1901
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org